News Headline

How Do We Prevent Pets from Becoming Exotic Invaders?

Source
Scientific American

Publication Date
2019-10-07

This summer a professional trapper caught an alligator in a lagoon in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, following a weeklong search that drew crowds of onlookers and captured national headlines. Dubbed “Chance the Snapper,” after a local hip-hop artist, the five-foot, three-inch reptile had likely been let loose by an unprepared pet owner, say experts at the Chicago Herpetological Society (CHS).

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-we-prevent-pets-from-becoming-exotic-invaders/